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Game of Thrones Unlocked: Season 7 Episode 6, “Beyond the Wall”
In the latest episode, those who do not remember the past are condemned to wonder if it’s worth repeating.
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Super Timely Post on Beauty and the Beast
If the classic tale was really about beauty, it would have been totally different. Here’s why.
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Game of Thrones Unlocked: Season 7 Episode 5, “Eastwatch”
Players in the Game of Thrones have started to realize that it’s possible to win AND die. So maybe it’s best not to go it alone.
Thinking Small About Alternate History
Are optimistic alternate histories blasphemy? And why do alternate histories have to be about world changing events, instead of say, condiment choices?
How Dunkirk’s Shifting Timeframes Capture Our Hearts and Minds
The shifting timelines in Dunkirk make it the most intense war movie in decades — but they also have a philosophical point to make.
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Game of Thrones Unlocked: Season 7 Episode 4, “The Spoils of War”
Certain death gets a lot of people to question their loyalty, but not everyone.
Why Are Alternate Histories So Negative?
The Overthinkers tackle HBO’s “Confederate” and the overwhelming negativity of alternate history stories.
Game of Thrones Unlocked: Season 7 Episode 3, “The Queen’s Justice”
In this week’s Game of Thrones, sisters are ruling it for themselves.
Amazon’s “Patriot”: An Audience of One
What if a bleak, existentialist comic drama speaks to you and only you?
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Game of Thrones Unlocked: Season 7 Episode 2, “Stormborn”
This week on Game of Thrones: Astonishingly character-grounded and non-pointless lovemaking, to remind us that we actually care.
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For what it’s worth, I’m taking the low-percentage bet that Arya in Winterfell is an impostor, real Arya is at… more
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I think there’s another interpretation to the description of “bright eyes” vis a vis an eclipse. In this case,… more
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Like DeanMoriarty, I *hope* that the Stark sisters are running some kind of long con. But I keep waiting for the… more
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The television series “Flash” has a lot of fun with their DC multiverse alternate Earths. Earth-2 is much more… more
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Just some random brain droppings on this subject:
Political shows are almost always alternate histories in that… more
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I want to agree with you. Because I want Littlefinger to die and I want Sansa to beat him. And I want the Stark… more
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We still have the most important question left to be answered: does the resurrected Viserion breath fire or ice?
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Towards the end of the Podcast, you guys discuss whether an eclipse is a singular event or a relationship between… more
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In fact, the Stark sisters’ plot could go back to their first scene after Arya reunited with her siblings. That’s… more
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A lot of viewers and reviewers hate how Arya and Sansa seem to have fallen for Littlefinger’s ploy to get them… more
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